# Chatar Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Chatar

Chatar is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,035 people in 586 households**, the 21st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 3,035people (2011)
- 586households
- 49.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Chatar PIN code and other codes

Chatar falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaghaili
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224285

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chatar from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chatar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chatar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Haseli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chatar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chatar

Of every 100 households in Chatar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chatar · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chatar?

■ Chatar · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**976

Working population ****35.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 38.1% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (45%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (12%) · **■** Marginal 228 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Falka

- Haseli3,825 people
- Lachhmipur3,430 people
- Dhanetha3,163 people
- Maheshpur3,098 people
- Semaria2,471 people
- Darmahi2,429 people
- Giriawan2,193 people
- Semaria Rami2,127 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chatar from Katihar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chatar?3,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatar in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chatar?49.0% (Census 2011)